Otherside Lyrics

Oh girl this boat is sinkingThere's no sea left for meAnd how the sky gets heavyWhen you are underneath itOh, I want to sail away from hereAnd God, he came down...And said...nothing....

[Macklemore]He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' onHe said, "Lean. You want to hit it, dawg?"That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh?And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hardYup yup five a boneWhen he passed him that styrofoamThe Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme beforeFinally got to see what all the hype was onAnd then he took a sip, sittin' in the LincolnThinkin' he was pimpin' as he listened to the systemLittle did he know that it was just as addictive as bassNot the kind of hit from the kick drumHot box, let the bass bumpTake it to the face, gulpMonths later the use went upEvery blunt was accompanied by the pink stuffBut goddamn he loved that feelin'Purple rain coated in the throatJust so healin'Medicine alleviate the sicknessLiquid to fix and it comes with a costWake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'Trying to escape the skin that barely fit himGone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallowsHeaded towards the bottom couldn't get off itDidn't even think he had a problemThough he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseousRoom spinnin', thinkin' he might've sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrupHis eyelids closed shutSat back in the chair clutchin' that cupGirlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name, shook him but he never got up

He never got up, he never got upWe live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be usIt won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be usNah, it won't be us

Oh, girl, this boat is sinkingThere's no sea left for meAnd how the sky gets heavyWhen you are underneath itOh, I want to sail away from hereAnd God...came down...And said...nothing....

[Macklemore]Now he just wanted to act like themHe just wanted to rap like himUs as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kidsBlunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the fedsThe fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't livedSurprise, you know the drillTrapped in a box to climb record salesFollow the formula: violence, drugs, and, sex sellsSo we try to sound like someone elseThis is not CalifornicationThere's no way to glorify this pavementSyrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacantDespite how Lil Wayne livesIt's not conducive to being creativeAnd I know 'cause he's my favoriteAnd I know 'cause I was off that same mixRationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedicationBut he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play PlaystationMonths later, I'm in the same placeNo music made, feeling like a failureAnd trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents' basementI've seen my people's dreams dieI've seen what they can be deniedAnd "weeds not a drug" - that's denialGroundhog Day life repeat each timeI've seen oxycotin take three livesI grew up with them, we used to cheef dimesI've seen cocaine bring out the demons insideCheatin' and lyin'Friendship cease, no peace in the mindStealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces insideBroken, hopeless, headed nowhereOnly motivation for what the dealer's supplyingThat rush, that drug, that dopeThose pills, that crumb, that roachThinkin' I would never do that, not that drugGrowing up nobody ever doesUntil you're stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've becomeSwore I was goin' to be someoneAnd growing up, everyone always doesWe sell our dreams and our potentialTo escape through that buzzJust keep me up, keep me upHollywood, here we come

Oh, girl, this boat is sinkingThere's no sea left for meAnd how the sky gets heavyWhen you are underneath itOh, I want to sail away from hereAnd God...He came down...And said...nothing....

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